Ricardo Pascoe Pierce On the day López Obrador received his investiture as constitutional President of Mexico on December 1, 2018, in the Congress of the Union, he went to Mexico City’s Zócalo to receive a baton from Carmen Santiago Alonso, representative of 68 indigenous peoples …
Luis Rubio Antinomy, a contradiction between two things, both apparently obtained by correct reasoning, such as laws or principles, describes the dilemma of Mexico well, but one which has been systematically sidestepped as if it were not to exist. Instead of facing the problem of …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The devastation caused to the coast of Guerrero, to 45 municipalities, and with Acapulco at its epicenter, goes beyond the unimaginable. There are scenes of destruction, collapse, and incredible fragility of structures, buildings, foliage, trees, and even hills and mountains. Everything was …
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Antonio Navalón I would like you to stop for a moment and analyze what it means that in Mexico, we have had more than six years of uninterrupted campaigning. Millions of Mexicans thought that the rhetoric, promises, and actions that characterize a political campaign would …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The federal government, especially the President, wants to kick the complex and difficult national problems to the government that will assume office in eleven months. It is an expression of their frustration and surrender in the face of the insurmountable complexity of …
Luis Rubio Electoral competitions are (almost) like a soccer game: they give free rein to emotions, wagers, and illusions. The citizenry turns itself over to the process and (at least one part of it) participates with overwhelming zeal. However, it is after Election Day is …
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Carlos Fuentes Extraordinary Lecture.School of Law. The National Autonomous University of Mexico.October 10, 2023. Abstract: In a long struggle, as was Carlos’, many of us remain firm in our aspiration and determination to build and develop in our country a democracy that takes …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Mexico’s Foreign Minister assured that 12 leaders are coming to the summit convened by AMLO in Palenque on migration, “and with us we are 13”. However, the list ends up being a list of friends: Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, and Guatemala. Perhaps …
